Directed by Justin Hunt, “Absent” studies the effects of absent fathers and the negative effect the ‘father wound’ leaves on society. Hetfield talks openly in the film about his father abandoning the family when James was just 13.
The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.
hennemusic Hot 10
week ending August 14, 2011
01 – Absent featuring Metallica frontman sets DVD release
02 – Eddie Van Halen a little nervous about new album
03 – VIDEO: Steven Tyler rocks Scituate’s Heritage Days
04 – Foreigner: Original singer says current lineup is misleading fans
05 – Deep Purple leads Sweden rock’s top 666
06 – Van Halen: Soundwave Revolution fest cancelled
07 – Former Guns N’ Roses members to honor Slash at Road Recovery benefit
08 – VIDEO: Watch Foo Fighters full set at Lollapalooza
09 – Derek Jeter visits Aerosmith in the studio
10 – Van Halen: new album due for summer release?
At #3, a surprise appearance – and performance - by Steven Tyler at Scituate, MA.’s Heritage Days lit up the mood last Sunday after gloomy weather threatened to wash things out on the event’s final day.
At #4, former Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm is not a fan of his old band working with a ‘soundalike’ singer in Kelly Hansen, and he offers his comments in a new interview this week.
A Swedish rock radio station did things up this past week with a listener-voted top 666 songs of all time, with Deep Purple taking the #1 slot (see #5).
Other big news this past week included the cancellation of Australia’s Soundwave Revolution festival, a short 8 weeks before its launch (#6); Slash being honored next month by a host of musicians for his work with Road Recovery, including a few former members of Guns N’ Roses (#7); video of the full set by Foo Fighters at last weekend’s Lollapalooza, which became a shorter story featuring a number of songs, after the set was yanked from youtube (#8); and New York Yankee Derek Jeter stopped by the studio to visit Aerosmith and to make sure that new album will be done in time for the band’s fall dates (#9).
For a full list of hennemusic Hot 10 charts, check out the archives here.
Metallica
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters (1991)
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Jun 26: Tributes to Clarence Clemons top the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 19: Shannon Tweed vs. Gene Simmons tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 12: Rush: Neil Peart tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 05: Eddie Vedder tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 29: Slash tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 22: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
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May 08: Mick Jagger’s daughter, Elizabeth, tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 01: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10 for 2nd week
Apr 24: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Apr 17: Paul McCartney tribute album tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Apr 10: Steven Tyler tops the hennemusic Hot 10
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